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Google+ Growth, Dropbox Killer: Google IS the Tech News

February 9, 2012

Google has entrenched itself is so many areas of tech they have become the technology news of the day. First off, Google+ growth has been nothing short of fantastic, in part because the company has altered search results to put more emphasis on this social network. Every SEO/SEM professional has had no choice in the past few months to get up to speed on the latest social network from the search giant. And this in part is the reason why it has half the unique visitors of Twitter according to web traffic tracking site Compete.

In other unrelated news in the mobile market – hey wait, it isn’t unrelated at all – once again it features Google whose Motorola Mobility acquisition is about to get OKed – perhaps as early as next week.

The bad news now for those companies selling products with technology covered by Motorola/Google patents – you’re on the hook for 2.25% of every sale.

Posted in 4G, Android, Apple, Broadband, Cloud Computing, E-Commerce, Facebook, Financial, Gadget, Google, Microsoft, Open Source, Patent, Search, Security, Social Networking, Technology, Wireless

Innovation Speed = (Moore's Law*Metcalfe's Law)/Patent Lawsuit Activity

January 25, 2012

Yesterday I was engaged in a conversation with TMC senior editor Peter Bernstein and we were discussing the pace of innovation and whether there is some formula which can explain how much more quickly things are happening today. Interestingly I also had a conversation today with TMC webmaster and author Robert Hashemian where we were going over Apple’s earnings and how fast mobile leadership has changed – from Motorola to Nokia to Motorola to Microsoft to RIM to Apple to Google. And all these massive marketshare swings took place more or less in the last decade.

Back to the discussion with Peter – my takeaway from the conversation (I feel he has a slightly different opinion which hopefully he will expound upon in the future) is that Moore’s Law and Metcalfe’s Law working together are accelerating innovation and lubricating new business models. Obviously email is just one tool which has benefitted from these laws – think about how you can now create and respond to virtually all your email from a smartphone now.

Posted in Android, Apple, Cisco, E-Commerce, Facebook, Google, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Microsoft, Patent, Social Networking, Technology, Wireless

With Rypple Acquisition Salesforce on Track to be Cloud-Based Oracle

December 16, 2011

In the early nineties I was and SQL programmer in a market dominated by companies like Oracle and Informix. At the time these database companies stuck to their core competency. Fast forward a few decades and Oracle sells software in virtually every space. Moreover they are a revenue generating machine as they have gobbled up so many companies; there are few other choices in the market.

Posted in CRM, Call Center, Cloud Computing, Google, Patent, Technology, Wireless

Google Pays Half Million Per Patent for Motorola Mobility

August 16, 2011

Google just purchased patents as part the acquisition of Motorola Mobility – 24,500 of them to be exact. At a $12.5B valuation that puts the value per patent at $510,204 apiece. But the search giant also gets 19,000 employees on top of the 29,000 it already has.

The question is does Google want these employees or to manage a business which is so different from software and advertising that it makes your head spin. I spoke with Kris Kendrick of Sonus who used to be with Motorola and he sees this acquisition as Google picking up the hardware “wedge” into software.

But I just can’t see Google wanting this hardware business and if the company does want to enter this space, picking up Motorola seems odd as the company has had management issues for over a decade and although the company has always had great technology, they have never been able to execute properly.

Posted in Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Google, IP Communications, Patent, Smart Ecosystem, Technology, Unified Communications, Video, Wireless

First the Unabomber and now Steve Jobs

April 8, 2011

You know you may have bad luck when you open up a package which was mailed by unabomber Ted Kaczynski and smoke starts to come out of it followed by a flash. Yale Professor David Gelernter survived a horrific attack from the deranged madman and the good news is the company he co-founded won a settlement for patent infringement from Apple worth $625M.

A happy ending to a terrible story right?

Not quite... Today TMCnet reported that the settlement was overturned and instead of having to pay $625M, Apple would have to pay a total of zero. This is an unusual occurrence according to Southern Methodist University law professor Bill Dorsaneo, overturning a verdict like this and eliminating instead of reducing the amount of an award is unusual.

This is a story of pretty bad luck it seems and the professor has vowed to fight on.

Posted in Apple, Patent, Technology

How US Immigration Policies Kill Jobs

March 7, 2011

It isn’t a new idea – I have covered it a few times in the past – but as time goes on, the policies of the US government – in both parties really, has been extremely unfriendly to immigrant entrepreneurs. The argument is that these workers will take away jobs from Americans but the reality is many startups are founded by the best and brightest foreign-born workers who come to the US either to go to college or expressively to get a piece of the American dream.

TechCrunch has more on why Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs are returning home – and at a time when joblessness is so high, forcing job creators to leave the US while so many countries are actively pursuing/recruiting these people makes even less sense.

Posted in Patent, Political, Technology

-50F With Wind Chill. Escape to ITEXPO in Miami

January 24, 2011

You know I would never stoop to reminding you about the weather to persuade you to attend what I believe to the be the best tech and telecom conference in the world - OK, maybe I would.

So I was driving along this morning on the way to work and noticed I couldn't feel any of my fingers. I decided to check to make sure I was wearing gloves. I was. Then I realized I couldn't feel any of my toes and yes I had shoes on.

I then looked at the temperature reading and it said one degree.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Facebook, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, Green, HD Voice, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, M2M, Merger/Acquisition, Microsoft, Musings, Nortel, Open Source, Optical, Patent, Personal, Podcast, Political, SIP, SaaS, Satellite, Security, Skype, Smart Ecosystem, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, Technology, Twitter, Unified Communications, Verizon, Virtual Worlds, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless, Yahoo

New Editorial Additions to TMC

November 3, 2010

Here are some new additions to the editorial team here at TMC which you may want to be aware of. Thanks to your support - readers and sponsors - we have been reinvesting more and more into improving all of our products and services - and we will continue to do so as it is part of our culture and DNA which has kept us one of the longest-running media companies under single ownership in the world.

We've been serving our readers since 1972.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Facebook, Fax, Gadget, Google, Green, HD Voice, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, M2M, Microsoft, Nortel, Open Source, Optical, Patent, SIP, Satellite, Search, Security, Skype, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, Technology, Twitter, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, WiMAX, Wireless

Dialogic Merger with Veraz Closes

October 1, 2010

Update - Oct 4th 12:18 PM EST. Below I reference the market cap of Dialogic to be around $60M as this was the number publicly available at the time. The company informs me the value is closer to $160M with the Dialogic shares combines. I apologize to my readers for the error.

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Dialogic's merger with Veraz has officially closed and and the new company will be called Dialogic and have the symbol the company used in the nineties before it was acquired by Intel - DLGC.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, HD Voice, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Merger/Acquisition, Microsoft, Nortel, Patent, SIP, SaaS, Security, Speech Technologies, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Vonage, Wireless

ITEXPO West 2010 Hotel Situation

September 21, 2010

I just received word from my operations team that show hotel blocks are sold out but the hotels (below) are taking reservations and doing their best to accommodate as many people as they can.

The Westin has been since August as my readers know.

Reminder - ITEXPO is October 4-6, 2010 in Los Angeles. Please book soon. We hope to see you there.

Westin Omni Sheraton

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Facebook, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, Green, HD Voice, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, M2M, Merger/Acquisition, Open Source, Patent, Personal, Rates Technology, SaaS, Skype, Smart Ecosystem, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, Technology, Twitter, Unified Communications, VoIP, WiMAX, Wireless

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